Synonyms of skunks

skunks 1 of 2

noun

variants also skunk

plural of skunk

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• bastards
• clowns
• jerks
• rats
• toads
• snakes
• varmints
• vermin
• jokers
• reptiles
• buggers
• idiots
• morons
• creeps
• swine
• stinkers
• heels
• beasts
• brutes
• rotters
• brats
• buzzards
• blighters
• louses
• villains
• boors
• dirtbags
• cads
• scumbags
• bleeders
• slimes
• bounders
• pills
• finks
• scums
• nuisances
• schmucks
• cretins
• hounds
• louts
• sods
• sons of guns
• barbarians
• scuzzballs
• curs
• cruds
• stinkards
• fools
• slimeballs
• sleazeballs
• churls
• so-and-sos
• sleazebags
• savages
• slobs
• sleazes
• scoundrels
• crumbs
• rascals
• nuts
• chuffs
• cavemen
• rat finks
• nerds
• wretches
• vulgarians
• rogues
• scabs
• loudmouths
• lowlifes
• roughnecks
• Neanderthals
• pests
• imbeciles
• miscreants
• dolts
• boobies
• blockheads
• dopes
• scamps
• turkeys
• nincompoops
• goons
• ninnies
• snobs
• snots
• airheads
• jackasses
• dinks
• nitwits
• doofuses
• dorks
• birdbrains
• schmoes
• nits
• dweebs
• insolents
• snips
• half-wits
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• role models
• angels
• heroines
• idols
• saints

skunks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of skunk

1

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• masters
• creams
• whips
• dusts
• skins
• smokes
• routs
• upsets
• buries
• overcomes
• blows away
• tops
• beats
• smothers
• trims
• scores
• shellacs
• drubs
• throws
• waxes
• snows under
• whomps
• annihilates
• clobbers
• wallops
• thrashes
• overwhelms
• whops
• pastes
• whups
• beats the pants off
• tromps
• licks
• overbears
• flattens
• eats alive
• trounces
• sweeps
• wipes the floor with
• dispatches
• conquers
• runs circles around
• caps
• succeeds
• hurdles
• takes
• wins (against)
• exceeds
• surpasses
• destroys
• prevails (over)
• crushes
• vanquishes
• overmatches
• slaughters
• subdues
• knocks over
• edges (out)
• knocks off
• triumphs (over)
• eclipses
• bests
• overtops
• overpowers
• surmounts
• subjugates
• betters
• finishes
• noses out
• worsts
• outdistances
• transcends
• flourishes
• outfights
• outdoes
• outshines
• overthrows
• excels
• aces (out)
• outstrips
• sinks
• pips
• upends
• does in
• breaks

2

as in masters

to achieve a victory over

our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• defeats
• overcomes
• beats
• dispatches
• gets
• conquers
• overbears
• takes
• licks
• stops
• overmatches
• subdues
• wins (against)
• prevails (over)
• gets the better of
• worsts
• triumphs (over)
• surmounts
• bests
• trims
• gets around
• does down
• succeeds
• bombs
• scores
• knocks for a loop
• edges (out)
• slaughters
• upends
• finishes
• buries
• sweeps
• overwhelms
• creams
• crushes
• skins
• noses out
• shellacs
• drubs
• tops
• upsets
• routs
• smokes
• caps
• blows away
• blows out
• whips
• flourishes
• pips
• surpasses
• vanquishes
• exceeds
• knocks over
• snows under
• excels
• knocks off
• waxes
• annihilates
• clobbers
• wallops
• trounces
• thrashes
• outfights
• overtops
• eclipses
• overpowers
• subjugates
• betters
• outdistances
• transcends
• flattens
• unseats
• overthrows
• outdoes
• outshines
• aces (out)
• outstrips
• breaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• goes down
• falls
• gives up
• goes under
• fails
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

3

as in stings

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stings
• cheats
• hustles
• plucks
• sticks
• squeezes
• suckers
• beats
• screws
• bleeds
• shorts
• tricks
• stiffs
• fleeces
• hoses
• does
• skins
• swindles
• cozens
• fools
• rips off
• rooks
• shakes down
• deceives
• cons
• victimizes
• gaffs
• bilks
• diddles
• thimblerigs
• euchres
• exploits
• chisels
• mulcts
• chouses
• fiddles
• reams
• defrauds
• takes to the cleaners
• nobbles
• shortchanges
• flimflams
• clips
• sells a bill of goods to
• gulls
• takes for a ride
• betrays
• wrenches
• does in
• bitches
• dupes
• milks
• gouges
• extorts
• nicks
• overcharges
• soaks
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• wrings
• wrests
• double-crosses
• fast-talks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skunks

Noun

In North Carolina, rabies cases are most commonly found in raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Administration Rafael Vieira told UNC Charlotte. — Eva Flowe october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

In California, bats and skunks are the animals that most often get rabies, according to the state health department. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

There aren't any similar studies for skunks in the wild with rabies, so Klumb said that number is unknown. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Dogs and cats may be triggered by this distinctive smell and show unusual behavior when skunks are nearby, such as sniffing or pawing the dirt around the burrow or becoming more protective by growling or hovering near the entrance. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026

Rabies is spread through bites and scratches from infected animals — most often bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks — and is almost always fatal once symptoms begin, though a four-to-five-shot vaccine given after exposure is nearly 100% effective. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Pittsburgh's two new skunk sisters are one step closer to getting their names, thanks to the internet. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

In the statement, Farm Adventures said the baby goats had been kept in a separate pen and were too young to receive their vaccinations when a skunk got into the enclosure. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

In Texas, rabies has been detected mostly in bats, skunks, raccoons and foxes, according to the state health department. — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026